Litigation Funding magazine provides accurate and in-depth coverage and comment on the complex issues of financing litigation and costs.
High-profile costs lawyer will bow out ‘ashamed’ of ‘greedy’ City elite
Jim Diamond says hourly rates charged by City’s richest law firms have reached £1,600.
High Court raps London firm claiming £1,089 an hour for Grade A lawyers
Judge notes that claimed charges are ‘substantially in excess’ of guideline hourly rates.
Justice spending 'set to be no higher than it was in early 2000s'
Day-to-day justice spending in 2025-26 will be 16% lower in per-person terms than it was two decades ago.
Court interpreter pay could rise under new MoJ contract
Minister says Consumer Price Index will be applied to the new language services contract on an annual basis.
DBAs ruled unenforceable in high-value probate dispute
In Reeves v Frain and McKinnon, Costs Judge Brown found the DBAs did not meet requirements under the Damages-Based Agreements Regulations 2013.
Court orders £750,000 payment to fund wife’s divorce costs
Judge says solicitor and client cannot be ‘beholden’ to each other by significant debt.
Appeal court to rule on funding agreements as post-PACCAR stays are lifted
Judges lift stay on appeals that were put on hold awaiting legislation to resolve PACCAR issues.
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